The United States carried out a covert drone strike on a port facility along Venezuela`s coastline earlier this month, in what is believed to be the first known American attack on a target inside Venezuelan territory, CNN reported.

According to CNN, the strike was executed by the CIA and targeted a remote dock that US agencies believe was being used by the criminal gang Tren de Aragua to store drugs and transfer them onto boats for onward trafficking. No casualties were reported, as the site was reportedly empty at the time of the strike.